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At 165Hz with MBR active, above, strobe crosstalk position is similar. It’s also a bit bolder and just below centre it’s almost as bold as the object itself. Some may prefer to run at a lower refresh rate, particularly 120Hz, due to the somewhat fainter strobe crosstalk. Though we found the moderate strobe crosstalk ‘noticeable’ regardless and there are some other factors to consider, as explored shortly. The full capability of the monitor including 1920 x 1080 (Full HD or 1080p) @165Hz can be leveraged via DisplayPort, whilst HDMI is limited to a maximum of 144Hz on this model. AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia’s ‘G-SYNC Compatible Mode’ is supported on compatible GPUs and systems via suitable versions of DP – HDMI. Compatible Intel graphics hardware can also leverage Adaptive-Sync via DP. Standard accessories include a power cable, HDMI cable and DP cable but may vary regionally. Similar observations were made on Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There was certainly extra vibrancy and saturation overall, though it was not as extreme as on models with an even more generous gamut. The reddish push to earthy browns was also apparent on some skin tones, such as that of the lady herself Lara Croft. She appeared a bit too tanned or perhaps a little ‘sun kissed’, but this was fairly constrained oversaturation compared to what we sometimes see. There was extra vividness to some green shades as well, so some patches of vegetation appeared livelier than intended. Though there were some quite lush-looking forest green shades as well which fitted the aesthetic of some scenes well. On both titles the monitor demonstrated good colour consistency, with shades appearing fairly similar regardless of where on the screen they’re displayed. It was certainly stronger in this respect than non-IPS LCD panels, with only minor saturation shifts in comparison. It was also superior in this respect to the older 24G2(U) we tested, which could’ve been partly due to uniformity issues on that sample – but perhaps also some improvements made to the newer panel. I probably look very dumb to some people here but bare in mind I'm not really a tech guy and I was gaming on a TV since I was 13 so I had 0 knowledge about monitors. Strong static contrast for the panel type, good maximum luminance and screen surface less grainy than many competing models
Why does the name of the monitor in the Display Settings not match with the model name? Like I said, I have the AOC 24G2SPU but in Display Settings it says "AOC 24G2W1G3". What's up with that? We tested the 23.8" AOC 24G2 monitor, and it's the only size available. There's a 24G2U variant available in some regions that should perform similarly, but it includes a USB hub and built-in speakers. Due to panel shortage, AOC had switched from using a Panda panel to a BOE panel briefly in 2020, but theyseemto have resumed using the Panda panel, which is what our unit has. The easiest way to tell the versions apart is by looking at the serial number. The Panda version has a serial number that starts with 'ATN', while the BOE version starts with 'AWB'. Other reviewers have noted some differences in performance; however, we didn't test the BOE version, so we can't confirm their findings. Model And the models name is AOC 24G2SPU but the drivers are AOC 24G2W1G3 (I think) - so that solves the other problem. Dimensions, weight and color Information about the dimensions and the weight of the specific model with and without stand as well as the colors, in which it is offered to the market. WidthDer 24G2U5 ist für seine Preisklasse überdurchschnittlich verarbeitet und liefert nach etwas Feintuning ein gutes bis sehr gutes Bild. Das Preisleistungsverhältnis ist hervorragend. Als nützliches Feature ist der integrierte USB 3.0 Hub hervorzuheben, welcher vier USB-A Anschlüsse (3 blaue und einen gelben) bereitstellt. Hinsichtlich Konnektivität lässt das der Monitor ebenfalls kaum Wünsche (ein optischer Ausgang ist nicht vorhanden) offen. Mit der Wahl eines VGA, eines DisplayPorts und zweier HDMI Anschlüsse dürfte AOC den Großteil aller potentiellen Kunden ansprechen. Die beiden Testbildschirme lieferten bei den oben genannten Bildeinstellungen ein identisches Bild ab, gleiches gilt für die Homogenität der Hintergrundbeleuchtung. Es waren keinerlei Kratzer / Mängel an der Hardware auszumachen. All das spricht für ein funktionierendes QM System bei AOC. Abgesehen von den Gaming Eigenschaften eignet sich der Monitor auch hervorragend für den produktiven Einsatz. I also rather like how vibrant the colours look here, and for good reason. The panel covers around 91% of the DCI P3 spectrum – a great result in this sort of class for sure. To top it off, AOC actually under-reported the panel’s brightness. They list it at 300 nits, but I recorded it at a little shy of 500 nits! That’s a substantial improvement, and for brighter environments that can make a big difference in usability for sure. It’s not quite bright enough for any level of good HDR support, despite the HDR modes available in the on screen menu. What also impressed me was the colour accuracy, with my SpyderX reporting an average DeltaE of just under 1, which is excellent and makes this a great choice for anyone who wants to game and do content creation.
A fairly effective LBL setting, with the blue channel now weakened significantly and a corresponding reduction in blue light output. The image appears warm and somewhat green, though our eyes adjusted to an extent over time. The average static contrast with only brightness adjusted was 1332:1, comfortably exceeding the specified 1000:1. Just a touch weaker than we recorded on our older 24G2(U) unit, but very respectable for an IPS-type panel. The maximum contrast recorded was a rather impressive 1483:1, whilst 1300:1 was recorded under our ‘Test Settings’ which is pleasing. Even with the strongest LBL setting (‘LowBlue Mode = Reading’) contrast didn’t fall much below that. The highest white luminance recorded was 422 cd/m² whilst the lowest white luminance recorded was 108 cd/m². The maximum here is rather bright and comfortably exceeds the specified 350 cd/m², but the minimum is rather high and will be too much for some users particularly in dimmer conditions. It will hit the ‘sweet spot’ for most people in a range of lighting conditions as it’s usual for monitors to be set somewhere between 100 – 200 cd/m², but a lower minimum would’ve been preferred. An sRGB emulation setting, clamping the gamut close to sRGB which reduces saturation. The image is very cool-looking (high white point) and also bright – with brightness, colour channels and various other controls inaccessible. Information about the maximum vertical viewing angle, within which the image on the screen is of acceptable quality.Whilst Nvidia doesn’t have a similar option in their graphics driver, a third party tool called ‘novideo_srgb’ can be used. This provides a similarly effective GPU-side gamut clamp to the AMD driver option. The resulting gamut was very similar to that shown above with the AMD tweak – this is expected given it uses the same data from the EDID of the monitor. The tool and its usage is covered in our sRGB emulation article.
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